8 ways to improve wired network security

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Windows XP can put SOX, HIPAA, credit card security-compliance at risk Microsoft's Surface 2 challenges iPad with support for LTE broadband Network World Daily News PM March 17, 2014 Share this email 8 ways to improve wired network security We sometimes focus more on the wireless side of the network when it comes to security because Wi-Fi has no physical fences. After all, a war-driver can detect your SSID and launch an attack while sitting out in the parking lot. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Windows XP can put SOX, HIPAA, credit card security-compliance at risk 2. Microsoft's Surface 2 challenges iPad with support for LTE broadband 3. HP makes printing easier, secure in BYOD environments 4. Troubleshooting Cisco's IWAN: It all depends on network visibility 5. Jony Ive talks design, Steve Jobs, and more in wide-ranging interview 6. Open source project builds mobile networks without big carriers 7. Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Gandalf Edition 8. Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive 9. Stupid user tricks: The most embarrassing flubs yet 10. Mozilla kills Firefox browser for Windows 8 Metro 11. Morrisons supermarket suffers major pay-roll data breach after insider attack 12. Top 10 Recession-Proof IT Jobs RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Tales from the Dark Side of the Network Frustrated with your big IT Network Management System? In this exclusive footage, IT pros tell their side of the story...the dark side. Let SolarWinds ® Software bring light to the darkness. Save Time. Save Money. Save the Network with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Watch now and don’t let inefficient network management systems take your team to the dark side. Windows XP can put SOX, HIPAA, credit card security-compliance at risk When Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP next month businesses that have to comply with payment card industry (PCI) data security standards as well as health care and financial standards may find themselves out of compliance unless they call in some creative fixes, experts say. READ MORE Microsoft's Surface 2 challenges iPad with support for LTE broadband Users of Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet no longer need to be tethered to Wi-Fi networks for connectivity with the availability today of a new model that supports LTE broadband. READ MORE HP makes printing easier, secure in BYOD environments Using mobile devices for one-off printing tasks on office printers may not be a big deal, but Hewlett-Packard is trying to mitigate any security risk through direct wireless printing features it is bringing to enterprise printers. READ MORE Troubleshooting Cisco's IWAN: It all depends on network visibility The network industry has largely been focused on network transformation over the past few years. Most of the vendors, though, have been geared towards the evolution of the data center network. It’s time that businesses started looking at evolving the wide area network (WAN) as this is often where the biggest pain points is for application performance. READ MORE WEBCAST: CenturyLink Technology Solutions Building a Big Data solution that’s production-ready To realize game-changing insights, operate with unprecedented speed and agility, and gain true competitive edge, harnessing big data's power has become nothing less than mission-critical. In this webinar, experts explore solution strategies and best practices for deploying a production-ready big data environment. Learn more Jony Ive talks design, Steve Jobs, and more in wide-ranging interview In a wide-ranging interview with The Sunday Times, Apple design guru Jony Ive waxes poetic on a vast number of topics, from his relationship with Steve Jobs to the design philosophies that drive product development at Apple. As for where all the magic happens, Ive along with a team of about 15 other designers, all work in a non-descri READ MORE Open source project builds mobile networks without big carriers Open source projects garner the attention of the tech community because the passionate people behind these developments occasionally cause major disruption and create opportunities to change industries, as Android and Linux did. READ MORE Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Gandalf Edition No. 35 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, harvested from the Internet, represents the debut of Gandalf and his software wizardry. Want more? 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